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NFL Player News

Quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end news only — the positions that decide fantasy football lineups.

Every note on this page concerns a QB, RB, WR or TE, so you are not scrolling past special-teams and defensive-line updates to find the players on your roster. Each row links to the player's full page and to his team page, carries the outlet that reported it, and shows the date it was published. Near-identical wire copies of the same report are collapsed into one entry.

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Latest NFL player news

  • Justin Jefferson headshot

    Jefferson (ankle) and Jordan Addison (hamstring) were at practice Friday, Kevin Seifert of ESPN reports.

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  • Kyle Monangai headshot

    Monangai (toe) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Packers, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

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  • Terry McLaurin headshot

    Head coach Dan Quinn said McLaurin (hamstring) looked good in his return to practice Friday, but his status remains in question for Sunday's game against the Giants, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

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  • Stefon Diggs headshot

    Diggs (hamstring) won't play Sunday against the Giants, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports after Commanders coach Dan Quinn provided injury updates Friday.

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  • Rachaad White headshot

    Head coach Dan Quinn said Friday that White (shoulder) will play Sunday against the Giants, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

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  • Ashton Jeanty headshot

    Jeanty (ankle/foot) is not on the field during Friday's media viewing period of practice, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Lamar Jackson headshot

    Jackson (ankle) was not present for Friday's practice, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Ja'Marr Chase headshot

    Chase remains in concussion protocol and will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Miami, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.

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  • Ja'Marr Chase headshot

    Chase remains in concussion protocol and will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Miami, Charlie Goldsmith reports.

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  • Tee Higgins headshot

    Higgins (groin/neck) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

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  • Malik Nabers headshot

    Nabers (knee) was on the field for Friday's practice, Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post reports.

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  • Carnell Tate headshot

    Head coach Robert Saleh said Friday that Tate (back) is good to go for Sunday's game against the Texans, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Stefon Diggs headshot

    Diggs (hamstring) wasn't spotted at Friday's practice, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

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  • Devonta Smith headshot

    Smith (hamstring) is doing rehab work on a side field at Friday's practice, EJ Smith of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley (hamstring) wasn't spotted at Friday's practice, EJ Smith of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

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  • Saquon Barkley headshot

    Barkley (hamstring) wasn't spotted at Friday's practice, EJ Smith reports.

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  • Baker Mayfield headshot

    Head coach Todd Bowles said Friday that Mayfield (thumb) is now in a smaller splint, and the Bucs will see if he can progress to gripping the football next week, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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  • Caleb Douglas headshot

    Douglas (ankle) will practice in some capacity Friday but is still considered unlikely to play in Sunday's game against the Bengals, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

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  • Adonai Mitchell headshot

    Mitchell (finger) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Browns, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

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  • Breece Hall headshot

    Hall (quadriceps) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Browns, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the NFL news page only show QB, RB, WR and TE?
Because those are the positions that decide a fantasy football lineup. The raw NFL wire is dominated by defensive and offensive-line notes, and scrolling past a cornerback's practice report to find your flex is wasted time. This page filters to quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends only. If you need the full designation list for every position, including defenders and linemen, use the NFL Injury Report instead.
What does each NFL news item show?
Every row carries the player's headshot, his full name linked to his FTA player page, his team logo linked to the team page, the blurb itself, the outlet that reported it, and the date it was published. When the report is recent enough for the tag to still describe the player, the injury or status designation is shown alongside it.
Why do some NFL news items have no injury designation badge?
A designation like Questionable or Out describes a player at a moment in time, and a blurb can sit unchanged for weeks when there is simply nothing new to report. Rather than render a months-old Questionable tag as if it were this week's status, FTA suppresses the badge once the item is older than two weeks. The blurb, date and source stay visible at any age — only the badge is gated.
Why does the same NFL report not appear twice?
The wire frequently syndicates one underlying report through more than one outlet, with only the attribution phrasing changed. FTA collapses near-identical copies of the same report about the same player on the same day into a single entry, keeping the first one ingested, so the feed reads as a list of distinct updates rather than the same note three times.
How should I use NFL player news for fantasy and DFS?
Read it as the narrative layer on top of the numbers. A snap-count note or a beat-writer line about a backfield split often moves a player's role before any projection or injury report reflects it. Pair it with the NFL Injury Report for official designations, the depth charts for role, and Who Should I Start for the lineup call itself.
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